In light of the fact that the concept of sustainability is embedded in the mandate of OeEB, it plays a central role for all its activities. This principle is also supposed to guide the way of dealing with employees, customers, principals and project partners likewise.
True to OeEB’s motto of "Funding tomorrow’s prosperity" and our mandate as Austria’s official development bank, we are committed to the following sustainability policy:
- We act in accordance with all legal requirements and from a holistic mindset. In our projects this means that we respect and consider the people affected, their intercultural setting, and environmental and other social aspects.
- Good communication with all stakeholders is important to us. We see dialogue as an opportunity to improve OeEB and as helping to put sustainability into practice in our work.
- We only carry out projects in which the risks seem calculable and manageable, in order to ensure an effective contribution to the sustainable economic success of our clients and OeEB.
- Long-term business success involves the responsible use and management of natural resources that we believe will be vitally important to future generations. Such responsible stewardship also safeguards the basis for our entrepreneurial flexibility and strengthens our position as a development bank recognised for sustainable action.
Since the early phase of the establishment of OeEB, it has thus been integrated
into the proven sustainability management of OeKB. The sustainable strategy pursued by its parent company constitutes an integral part of its own management. By doing business in a sustainable way, OeEB seeks to preserve and extend economic, ecological and social values as well as beliefs.